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<strong>北京大学</strong>英语新闻网/<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Han Zhenkun Awarded with<br />

Korean Doctor Degree<br />

<strong>PKU</strong> NEWS 2004—05—18<br />

http://ennews.pku.edu.cn/news.php?s=84929468<br />

<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Beijing, May18th, 2004: Han Zhenqian, the pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Korean<br />

Language Research Section, the Department <strong>of</strong> East Language, the School <strong>of</strong><br />

International Studies, was awarded with a special honor recently. North Korean State<br />

Academic Degree and Rank Commission broke a rule to give him the Doctor degree<br />

<strong>of</strong> linguistics.<br />

A vice premier <strong>of</strong> North Korea gave Han Zhenqian the Doctor degree <strong>of</strong> linguistics in<br />

the name <strong>of</strong> State Academic Degree and Rank Commission, and to commend his<br />

significant contribution to the Korean language research, the vice premier also<br />

awarded him a culture medal. Labor <strong>News</strong>, the Korea party newspaper, Republican<br />

Korea, the Korea government bodies newspaper, Korea Central TV Station and<br />

Pyongyang TV Station all report on the special topic. Korea Pictorial also reported<br />

that, ―Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Han Zhenqian not only made deep research into the six towns‘<br />

language, but also took an active part in the excavation <strong>of</strong> Korean Language<br />

heritage. His dedication made significant contribution to Korea and Korean historical<br />

language research.‖<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Han Zhenqian has been working diligently at <strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> for 34<br />

years. He went to the six towns <strong>of</strong> North Korea to make on-the-spot language<br />

investigation on the basis <strong>of</strong> many years‘ research and made great achievements.<br />

His Study on Six towns‘ Dialect had big repercussions in the academic circles <strong>of</strong> both<br />

North and South Korea.<br />

Six towns‘ dialect is a special one <strong>of</strong> its kind <strong>of</strong> Korean. Over three hundred years<br />

ago, to garrison the frontiers and open up wasteland, soldiers from all around came<br />

to live in compact communities, thus formed a special place owning a blend <strong>of</strong><br />

various dialects. Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Han Zhenqian‘s Study on Six towns‘ Dialect is the first<br />

and the only linguistic theoretical monograph till now on the six towns‘ dialect<br />

research, which fill in the linguistic academic circles‘ gaps and gained wide attention<br />

all over Korean linguistic academic circles. This book contributes to prove both in<br />

theory and practice that the pronunciations <strong>of</strong> three letters in mediaeval times that<br />

had been shifted out 200 more years ago exist in six towns ‘dialect, and the<br />

pronunciations continue to remain till now.<br />

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